HEALTH CARE INDUSTRY REPRESENTATION
Health care regulation is a massively complex, ever-evolving area of law in which few problems ever come down to a single issue; rather, interwoven, multi-faceted complications are the standard. Each regulatory agency has its unique mechanics for turning a simple licensure or certification issue into an investigation and subsequent litigation, and every step that goes by becomes exponentially more costly to deal with. Adding to that is the fact that many situations involve multiple such agencies, occasionally across multiple levels of government — or even multiple entire governments.
It is precisely this kind of legal Gordian knot that requires a firm with the broad and deep experience base that Meenan P.A. offers. We are prepared to represent a broad spectrum of health care clients dealing with even the most complex legal issues. We can effectively address all legal matters related to:
- Physician practice groups
- General hospitals
- Specialty hospitals
- Mental health centers
- Nursing homes
- Assisted living facilities
- Continuing care facilities
- Home health agencies
- Hospices
- Ambulatory surgical centers
- Healthcare professionals
- And more
HEALTH CARE REGULATORY ISSUES
Our firm’s representation covers the full range of legal and business issues that businesses in the health care industry face. We firmly believe that understanding not only the legal issues surrounding the health care industry, but also its financial and business issues is essential to providing sound representation and advice. Such issues include:
- Licensing
- Certificates of need
- Contract preparation and review
- Disciplinary actions
- Managed care contracting and payment issues
- Litigation
- Fraud and abuse
- Medical staff issues
- Physician and group practice representation
- Reimbursement disputes with Medicare and Medicaid
REGULATORY BODIES AND PLANNING
We represent clients in matters of health care litigation before any regulatory body, including (but not limited to):
- The Florida Agency for Health Care Administration (AHCA)
- The Department of Health (DOH)
- The Office of Insurance Regulation
We also represent individual health care practitioners in a variety of issues before licensing boards, in administrative hearings, and court proceedings.
We are integrally involved in the strategic and business planning of our clients and serve them as counselors as well as attorneys. In addition to our lawyers in this practice group, our firm has formed strategic relationships with outside consultants with key contacts within AHCA and DOH to ensure we are able to serve all of our health care clients’ needs.
